Substance abuse is an increasing problem on college campuses. According to a study on Drug and Alcohol Use in College-Age Adults in 2015, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found that 31.9% of college students participated in binge drinking within the past two weeks. “Daily marijuana use has steadily increased among college students in…
Outpatient addiction treatment in Fort Collins is a difficult thing to navigate, no matter where you are. It’s tough enough just overcoming your denial of the problem in the first place. The transition into treatment, the withdrawals, and finding ways to fill your time that don’t involve drugs, these are all important, difficult parts of…
When we talk about overcoming addiction, we often talk about taking the “first step.” It’s become so ubiquitous now, it’s almost cliché: “The first step is admitting you have a problem.” That all-important first step is crucial to your recovery, because it’s the one that starts you actually looking for recovery. Denial is a common…
Meet Mike, a Recovering Addict in Denver My name is Mike and I am a recovering addict. I am 48-years-old. I live in Denver. I love living in Denver, but I gotta tell ya – they don’t call it “The Mile High City” for nothing. There are a lot of drugs in Denver, which means…